WHEREAS, it is mandated by the Constitution and the provision of Presidential Decree No. 603 that operational services be installed by both public and private agencies to achieve this objective;
WHEREAS, there is a need to preserve and strengthen the family as a basic social institution in the delivery of services of children and youth;
WHEREAS, there are twenty million children and youth below 21 years of age, with special priority for those belonging to families earning less than the subsistence level; and
WHEREAS, in the recently concluded President's Conference for the Welfare of the Filipino Children and Youth the need to strengthen social services was clearly emphasized;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
SECTION 1. Programs, services and strategies must be geared for the following purposes:
SEC. 2. The Department of Social Services and Development shall establish a comprehensive operational network under its administrative machinery and a unified system which will not only ensure the child and youth service delivery system under Presidential Decree No. 603 but also foster coordination and collaboration among agencies as soon as possible for the proper delivery of services at all levels.
SEC. 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE Presidential Executive Assistant